Berkeley bans tobacco smoking in condos, apartments

BERKELEYSIDE: Smoking cigarettes is slated to be prohibited inside the units of multi-family housing in Berkeley, effective May 2014, after a unanimous vote by the Berkeley City Council on Tuesday night.

The decision, once it’s adopted on second reading, would prohibit tobacco smoking inside all residential buildings with more than one unit, and in the common areas of those buildings as well.

After considering the issue earlier this year, the council voted, on first reading, to approve the new law, which lays out enforcement guidelines officials hope will protect the rights of non-smoking neighbors and residents who receive complaints alike.

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